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- Dictionarygossamer/ˈɡɒsəmə/
noun
- 1. a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.
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: extremely light, delicate, or tenuous. a gossamer white veil. Did you know?
GOSSAMER definition: 1. the very thin thread that spiders produce to make webs 2. very delicate and light: 3. the very…. Learn more.
something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate: The viper appeared to be midway through sloughing off its skin, half covered as it was with a thin gossamer of its former outer self. a thin, waterproof outer garment, especially for women, popular in the late 19th century. adjective.
GOSSAMER meaning: 1. the very thin thread that spiders produce to make webs 2. very delicate and light: 3. the very…. Learn more.
gossamer in British English. (ˈɡɒsəmə ) noun. 1. a gauze or silk fabric of the very finest texture. 2. a filmy cobweb often seen on foliage or floating in the air. 3. anything resembling gossamer in fineness or filminess.
Gossamer is something super fine and delicate — like a spider web or the material of a wedding veil. The original gossamer, from which these meanings come from, is the fine, filmy substance spiders excrete to weave their webs.
Definition of gossamer noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Textiles) a gauze or silk fabric of the very finest texture. 2. a filmy cobweb often seen on foliage or floating in the air. 3. anything resembling gossamer in fineness or filminess. 4. ( modifier) made of or resembling gossamer: gossamer wings.
A complete guide to the word "GOSSAMER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Gossamer definition: A fine film of cobwebs that is often seen floating in the air or is caught on bushes or grass.
